Tuesday, November 29, 2011

NEPAL- #BIRD FLU SUSPICION

BIRD FLU SUSPICION

BIRD FLU SUSPICION

1,300 chickens destroyed

RSS

BHAKTAPUR, Nov 29: Around 1,300 chickens and
200 ducks at Manohara Landless Squatters´ Settlement have been destroyed Tuesday
on the suspicion of bird flu.A team of doctors from the Department of
Health, Directorate of Animal Health, Division of Avian Influenza and Animal
Rapid Response destroyed ducks and chicken by burying after killing with the use
of poisonous substances.

According to Senior Veterinary Doctor and In-charge of the Team Dr.
Narayan Prasad Ghimire, the team destroyed the ducks and chicken after detection
of bird flu in chicken of the area.

Five chicken of local Chandra Bahadur
Tamang had died on November 10 and 30 chicken on November 11. The Bird Flu was
suspected after the dead chickens were tested at the Central Veterinary Lab,
Tripureswor.

Dr. Ghimire further said the bird flu was confirmed after
the sample of the chicks was sent to London, the UK, for the lab test. The
chicken and ducks were destroyed today as per the government´s decision after
the government received this information on Monday.